Football Focus

[Annasfield]

Well, I've been a bit smiley (like I've a coathanger stuck in my gob). The fact I'm off to our match v Braga for a few days from Weds obviously helps.

The highlight of yesterday was the Kop singing Happy Birthday to King Kenny. "Boss!!"

[Jah Lush]

Enough of this Liverpool - Man Utd guff. The Wolves v Spurs match was far more entertaining and a fitting tribute to Dean Richards who died at the tender age of 36. The tributes before the game the minute's applause from both sets of fans brought a tear to my eye. It was emotional stuff.

[Keef]

Indeed Jah, and I meant to say earlier, that even though I'm not a particularly big fan of his, Defoe's second goal was absolute class.

[Narnia]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Yep! I'd like to think Narnia was being ironic

> too.

I was doing the ironing.......

[Narnia]

Keef Wrote:

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> > > Can we all just agree that Nani is a big

> girl?

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> > Yeah. Lets encourage the big boys to kick the

> big

> > girls so there wont be any more big girls.

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> Bloody right! I want good skillfull players, not

> ones who dive all over the place, and cry.

Have you never cried then?

[matthew123]

Having now seen full TV footage of incident I think Nani was crying because Carragher did not get a Red card

[Mick Mac]

Does noone say what they mean anymore. Jeez.

[Keef]

Narnia Wrote:

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> Have you never cried then?

Not whilst rolling around a football pitch pretending I'm hurt, no.

[Mick Mac]

Only Nani knows how painful it was (or not) as that steel stud banged into his shin bone.

[Keef]

Well quite, and I was going to say something similar. Perhaps I am being uncharitable, but equally, Narnia can't possibly know that he was in shock, or that adrenalin gave him the energy to complain to the ref, before the pain took over, and he collapsed.

[matthew123]

LOL 'collapsed' ? He was in so much shock he punched the turf when they were sticking him on stretcher! No Nani has cried wolf enough times... what goes round comes around. No sympathy from me for that prancing prima donna. From the non photoshop pictures that I havd seen of the injury looks nothing more than a scratch. Time to move on.

[Narnia]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Does noone say what they mean anymore. Jeez.

What do you mean?

[Narnia]

Trust the xenophobes on here to make more of a meal about big girls from abroad 'falling down' than a local dirty playing hero.

[Keef]

Are you calling me xenophobic Narnia? That is quite an accusation you're throwing around there.

And for the record, I never said Carra shouldn't have been sent off.

Lets forget Nani, Carra, and Raphael. Liverpool won, end of.

[Jah Lush]

That's a very cheap shot Narnia.

[Emerson Crane]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> That's a very cheap shot Narnia.

Yep, couldn't agree more.

Blackpool unlucky last night, at times they were playing like champions and not the other way round. Ian Holloway you continue to win neutrals admiration for your attitude.

[Emerson Crane]

Can't see the Arsenal getting a result in the camp nou tonight, so please Le Boss don't risk Cesc and RVP. Save them for the FA cup tie and for the league.

[Mick Mac]

Emerson Crane Wrote:

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> Can't see the Arsenal getting a result in the camp

> nou tonight, so please Le Boss don't risk Cesc and

> RVP. Save them for the FA cup tie and for the

> league.

You'll rememeber Cesc Fabregas crashing out injured in the second leg against Barca in 2010 and missing a number of league matches at a time when Arsenal were in a similar position challenging in the PL to what they are now. With the loss of fabregas they fell away at a crucial time, all for chasing a lost cause against Barca (having lost heavily in the first leg).

I'm afraid Wenger wants to fill that gap in his record by winning the CL. So I'd expect your plea will fall on deaf ears.

[Keef]

Surely he's bound to risk them. I know what you're saying, but having come this far, surely he'll want to give it the best shot he possibly can.

I thought Cesc was pretty likely to be fit for it anyway?

[Emerson Crane]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> > Can't see the Arsenal getting a result in the

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> > nou tonight, so please Le Boss don't risk Cesc

> and

> > RVP. Save them for the FA cup tie and for the

> > league.

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> You'll rememeber Cesc Fabregas crashing out

> injured in the second leg against Barca in 2010

> and missing a number of league matches at a time

> when Arsenal were in a similar position

> challenging in the PL to what they are now. With

> the loss of fabregas they fell away at a crucial

> time, all for chasing a lost cause against Barca

> (having lost heavily in the first leg).

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> I'm afraid Wenger wants to fill that gap in his

> record by winning the CL. So I'd expect your plea

> will fall on deaf ears.

Unfortunately I think you're right.

[Mick Mac]

*Falls over in shock....* ;-)

[Emerson Crane]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> *Falls over in shock....* ;-)

As long as you don't roll around like Nani.

[Sandperson]

Emerson Crane Wrote:

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> As long as you don't roll around like Nani.

Or most of the Arsenal team. ::o

[Keef]

Or indeed probably one or 2 in every team, at one time or another. Nani is just taking things to new levels, by introducing tears ;-)

[Emerson Crane]

Keef Wrote:

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> Or indeed probably one or 2 in every team, at one

> time or another. Nani is just taking things to new

> levels, by introducing tears ;-)

Did my job for me. Ta Keef.